noun
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a horse used in battle
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informal a veteran soldier, politician, or elderly person, esp one who is aggressive
Etymology
Origin of warhorse
Example Sentences
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Later, Di’Anno fronted other bands, including Killers, Battlezone and Warhorse.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024
A top-class opening day card is further enhanced by another Grade One contest, the Manifesto Novices' Chase, which features Arkle Chase winner Western Warhorse and four others, including Oscar Whisky.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2014
My skipper and command master chief grabbed a helicopter and flew to Forward Operating Base Warhorse to see him before he was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
From New York Times • May 2, 2013
"Things like Warhorse are running ahead of where they might expect to be," he said.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2012
Yet those who knew Warhorse best were not at all surprised to find that he had made a form in the middle of a market-gardener's melon-patch.
From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson
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